2.
The Discourse on the Good Person
42.
"A good person, monks, being born in a family, exists for the benefit, welfare, and happiness of many people;
he exists for the benefit, welfare, and happiness of mother and father;
he exists for the benefit, welfare, and happiness of children and wife;
he exists for the benefit, welfare, and happiness of slaves, workmen and servants;
he exists for the benefit, welfare, and happiness of friends and colleagues;
he exists for the benefit, welfare, and happiness of ascetics and brahmins.
"Just as, monks, a great rain cloud, bringing forth all the crops, exists for the benefit, welfare, and happiness of many people; so too, monks, a good person, being born in a family, exists for the benefit, welfare, and happiness of many people; he exists for the benefit, welfare, and happiness of mother and father; he exists for the benefit, welfare, and happiness of children and wife; he exists for the benefit, welfare, and happiness of slaves, workmen and servants; he exists for the benefit, welfare, and happiness of friends and colleagues; he exists for the benefit, welfare, and happiness of ascetics and brahmins."
Very learned, endowed with moral conduct, established in the Teaching, renown does not abandon him.
Like a gold coin of Jambu river gold, who is worthy to blame him;
Even the gods praise him, he is praised even by Brahmā." The second.